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Total Real Returns

VUG,VIG,VYM: Total Real Return Chart (Dividends Reinvested, Inflation Adjusted)

Thu 2006-11-16? to Wed 2025-08-27 YTD
Return
TRR
Price
VUG
×
+9.80%
2025-08-27
6.683 TRR
2025-08-27
Vanguard Growth Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund
VIG
×
+6.11%
2025-08-27
3.859 TRR
2025-08-27
Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund
VYM
×
+7.72%
2025-08-27
3.055 TRR
2025-08-27
Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund

Returns

Thu 2006-11-16? to Wed 2025-08-27 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VUG
×
+504.11%
+10.05%/yr
+11.49%/yr
(R2=0.933)
Vanguard Growth Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund
VIG
×
+259.64%
+7.05%/yr
+8.74%/yr
(R2=0.939)
Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund
VYM
×
+205.51%
+6.13%/yr
+8.00%/yr
(R2=0.896)
Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund

Growth of $10,000

Thu 2006-11-16? to Wed 2025-08-27 Start
Value
End
Value
VUG
×
$10,000.00
2006-11-16
$60,411.43
2025-08-27
Vanguard Growth Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund
VIG
×
$10,000.00
2006-11-16
$35,963.90
2025-08-27
Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund
VYM
×
$10,000.00
2006-11-16
$30,551.28
2025-08-27
Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund

Annual Returns

Year VUG VIG VYM
2025 (YTD) +9.80% +6.11% +7.72%
2024 +28.97% +13.71% +14.29%
2023 +42.08% +10.81% +3.14%
2022 −37.22% −15.28% −6.50%
2021 +18.97% +15.63% +17.90%
2020 +38.37% +13.88% −0.21%
2019 +33.97% +26.73% +21.29%
2018 −5.13% −3.92% −7.69%
2017 +25.08% +19.69% +14.01%
2016 +4.12% +9.70% +14.67%
2015 +2.49% −2.66% −0.45%
2014 +12.77% +9.26% +12.68%
2013 +30.51% +26.97% +28.15%
2012 +15.01% +9.75% +10.79%
2011 −1.11% +3.09% +7.34%
2010 +15.50% +13.07% +12.56%
2009 +32.52% +16.41% +14.07%
2008 −38.08% −26.75% −31.98%
2007 +8.08% +1.47% −2.61%
2006 +6.51% +8.30% +2.75%
2005 +1.55%
2004 +2.16%

Drawdowns

Thu 2006-11-16? to Wed 2025-08-27 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VUG
×
−0.63% −51.47%
2009-03-09
Vanguard Growth Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund
VIG
×
−0.14% −47.74%
2009-03-09
Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund
VYM
×
−0.08% −57.73%
2009-03-05
Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund